Blue Banner Item ID

Blue Banner Item ID (Versions 1.12.2 and Below)

When Minecraft updated to version 1.13, a changed dubbed "The Flattening" was introduced. In "The Flattening", numerical IDs and item data was removed, and some item IDs were changed to make them more logical - Blue Banner was one of the many items that had their IDs changed.

For this reason, if you're playing on a Minecraft version below 1.13 (1.12, 1.8, 1.7), you should use what we've named a legacy ID for this item. The legacy ID for blue banner is:

Blue Banner has a data value of 4. You will need to add this to commands, along with its legacy item ID (below), to spawn it.

Blue Banner Spawn Command

If you are running the Essentials plugin, you will need to run /minecraft:give instead of simply /give. This is because the Essentials /give command overrides Minecraft's built-in command.

Mining Tools

Below is a table of the tools that can be used to break Blue Banner blocks, and the speed it will take to break at (in seconds). This is calculated with the formula (1.5 * Block Hardness) / Tool Multiplier.

Blue Banner Information

This is a blue banner, made with blue wool. Banners in Minecraft are decorative blocks that can be used to display patterns. The main constituent of patterns in banners is dye. Banners can be crafted using wool and a stick.